No, more lockdown does exactly nothing to get us off our dependence on fossil fuel. On the contrary, wrecking the economy makes the changes needed less affordable.
Reducing population also only buys time. I think you already know both of these things.
I don’t see the sarcasm. Reducing fossil fuel usage can be accomplished in part by reducing the number of people consuming fossil fuels, as well as reducing fossil fuel use per person (which means less traveling/consumption).
Most people that would be removed by population control measures will have negligible impacts on the carbon emissions though. If you cherry pick rich Americans, Canadians, Australians and Saudis you might do well
